Jesse Jackson with membersof Robin Howard’s family Credit: Shannon Cornman The 54-year-old Howard died June 23 from pneumonia caused by blunt force trauma to the chest following a confrontation four days earlier with Oklahoma City police officers. The death was ruled a homicide by the state medical examiner. Jackson came to OKC last week to […]
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Questioning power and authority
So why do we, as citizens, often treat police officers with a general mistrust, suspicion and fear? The answer is both simple and complex. Americans are wary about police officers because we have entrusted them with such a critical duty. More important, we have handed to them an authority that — even if slightly abused […]
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A closer look
Robin Howard died June 23 from pneumonia caused by blunt force trauma to the chest. The manner of death was ruled a homicide by the state medical examiner. The 54-year-old Howard was arrested on June 19 after officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop, at which point Howard allegedly led them on a short vehicle […]
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No charges
Attorney David Slane with membersof Robin Howard’s family Credit: Mark Hancock As family members of the deceased Robin Howard emerged and began walking toward other members of the family who had been awaiting their return, there was no need to explain what had just happened — their faces and tears said it all: No charges […]
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Seeking the truth
Robin Howard The case is a controversial one for the Oklahoma City Police Department. Chief Bill Citty admitted that it was a mistake that family members were not informed of Howard’s death until four days later. The police department is not releasing documents related to the investigation, and has turned the completed investigation over […]